Urban Legend

1998 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Slasher

Synopsis

A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.

Scores

Overall Score
74.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.4%
Review Aggregate
39.3

Critic Consensus

37.2% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 37% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycoming of agethin plotsuspensefullightheartedhistoricalscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jared Leto1998$787,000$1,515,000(est)
Alicia Witt1998$485,000$933,000(est)
Rebecca Gayheart1998$365,000$702,000(est)
Joshua Jackson1998$298,000$574,000(est)
Loretta Devine1998$255,000$491,000(est)
Tara Reid1998$225,000$432,000(est)
Michael Rosenbaum1998$202,000$388,000(est)
Robert Englund1998$184,000$353,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count67
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes76,299

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$38,072,440$73,271,940
International1998$34,455,156$66,310,332
Worldwide1998$72,527,590$139,582,260

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1998$32,818,282$63,160,103
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$25,470,000$49,018,038
Physical Purchases ?1998$35,631,000$68,573,291
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$9,518,110$18,317,985
Total Revenues1998$103,437,392$199,069,416
Expenses
Budget ?1998$14,000,000$26,943,562
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$16,751,000 (est)$32,237,972 (est)
Participations1998$8,275,000$15,925,570
Residuals ?1998$4,969,000$9,563,040
Interest & Overhead1998$2,800,000$5,388,712
Total Expenses1998$46,795,000$90,058,857
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$56,642,392$109,010,559

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